WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority hinted Wednesday they may rule narrowly for Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina who are claiming a right to set election maps and rules without review by state courts.
The justices heard arguments in a partisan gerrymandering case that raised a major question of election law.
At issue was whether the state’s lawmakers have exclusive power to draw congressional election maps that give their party a lopsided advantage, or if those maps are subject to invalidation or modification by the state Supreme Court.
